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KEY MESSAGES

- Cooler and quiet weather is forecast through Sunday.

- Active weather returns to the area Sunday night through next week.

- Flooding continues on area rivers.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/

Issued at 226 AM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026

Overnight showers continue to slowly decay and push eastward this morning with light rain falling across parts of southeastern Iowa, far northeast Missouri,and adjacent areas of northwest Illinois. These showers are expected northwest Illinois by 9 AM,

Eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois and far northeast Missouri are forecast to sit on the southeastern edge of a large closed low that will sit over Saskatchewan and Manitoba through Saturday. Any disturbance rotating around this closed low are forecast to stay far to our northwest through Saturday. This will lead to quiet weather across the area through Saturday. Temperatures will cool across the area behind a front moving across the area this morning but remain slightly above normal for late April when normal high temperatures are in the mid to upper 60s.

AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY/

Issued at 1233 AM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026

A line of decaying showers is moving across KMLI and KBRL to start the TAF period. A brief period of winds gusting up to 50 knots is possible at both locations through 7 UTC winds will quickly decrease after that. Showers will exit all TAF sites by 08 UTC. MVFR visibilities are possible in the most intense showers. A cold front will move across the area from west to east after 12 UTC on Friday and switch the winds to the northwest with speeds of 10 to 15 knots and gusts as high as 25 knots especially at KDBQ and KCID. Winds will quickly clear after 12 UTC.

DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

IA...None. IL...None. MO...None.